Iowa governor urged to pick UI student for regents seat
The Gazette argues Gov. Vilsack should replace Neala Arnold with a current UI student to honor the spirit of the student-regent rule. The column notes past cycles rotating among UNI ISU UI and calls for Senate scrutiny and a freshman candidate to represent students.
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Tom Vilsack
State Board of Regents
Iowa Braille Light Saving School
Iowa School For the Deaf
Neala Arnold
University of Iowa
Board of Regents
Lisa Ahrens
Iowa State University
Vilsack
Arnold
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Melissa Johnson-Mathews
University of Northern Iowa
Terry Branstad
Aileen Mahood
UNI
Brandstad
Iowa State
ISU
Ahrens
Kissinger book on ends of Vietnam offers lessons for Iraq
Review notes Kissinger’s Ending the Vietnam War reuses his memoir material and Diplomacy to analyze how US policy shaped Vietnam and politics today. The piece criticizes Kissinger’s blame of antiwar Americans and warns of leaders going to war without broad consent or lawful checks.
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Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
United States
Kissinger
Iraq
America
Larry Berman
Los Angeles Times Book Review
Richard Nixon
Congress
Nixon
Bush
Cedar Rapids votes on local tax and riverfront riverboat plan
A Cedar Rapids effort seeks a public vote on a 1 percent local option sales tax for RiverRun and riverfront redevelopment. Proponents promise jobs from a riverboat casino while opponents warn of lasting costs. A petition drive seeks Linn County resident input on the proposal amid broader redevelopment debates.
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Cedar Rapids
RiverRun
Linn County
Cedar River
Wilson’s
Bush Ignoring Voices Against War and Its Consequences
A letter condemns President Bush for pursuing pre emptive war on Iraq despite global protests and warnings from the UN Arab leaders and Pope John Paul II. mentions Ted Kennedy and Rep Jim Leach as rare dissenters and argues against broad demonization of peace activists and Muslims.
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Bush
U.N. Security Council
John Paul II
Sen
Ted Kennedy
Rep
Jim Leach
Iraq
Alan B. Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Demonizing a Subgroup Shreds Our Community
A Women for Peace Iowa member responds to a Gazette piece on East Iowa Jews divided on war. She cites peace movement voices including Marsha Fensin and urges rejecting hate while opposing all war. She invites readers to join in advocating peace and denouncing hate.
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Women For Peace
Iowa
Gazette
Marsha Fensin
Attack designed to shock and awe Iraqi defenders headline
The Gazette reports plans to unleash ten times the Gulf War bombing on Iraq, framing the display as pride in war tech. Public drama and media clips are expected to shape views of power and technological prowess, amid calls for awe and approval.
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Iraq
Gazette
Coordination key for immigration bureaus
Editorial argues the Homeland Security plan to merge INS into three bureaus lacks clear guidance and coordination. It urges Tom Ridge to appoint a single immigration chief to align data systems, expedite 2 million pending applications, and fund improved safeguards for lawful and illegal immigrants.
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Treasury, Commerce, Labor and Justice Departments
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Homeland Security Department
Ridge
Bush
America
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China
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Chou
Yasser Arafat
Richard Reeves
Universal Press Syndicate
Deborah Dakin Mount Vernon
Israel
Edward Chesman
the Gazette of
The
Los Angeles Times
Tom Ridge
INS
Patrick J. McDonnell
Washington
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